commentary: 提灯鳴り独楽 (chōchin nari goma)

Hiroi Michiaki: This is narigoma (howling top), and it’s one where if you spin it, a sound like boouuu comes out. This is one type of howling top– there are many, but this is one, and this is a paper lantern narigoma. It’s a narigoma in the shape of a paper lantern.